The Real Ghostbusters Intro 1 (Seasons 1-3) which was made off of the Pilot. It was used for three seasons and then was edited down and used as a mini-intro to the "Real Ghostbusters" part of the hour block "Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters".
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- The Icon Ghost's stride down the sidewalk was storyboarded by Eddie Fitzgerald to be a homage to John Travolta's character in "Saturday Night Fever."[1]
- The trap used at the end was still from the pilot and not the design of the show.
- The shot of all the ghosts was used as the inspiration for Cover RI of Ghostbusters Issue #15.
- The group shot on the back cover of Volume 8 and seen on page 22 of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #20 is a homage to the end of the first title sequence of The Real Ghostbusters.
- On page 19 of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters Issue #2, the device Donatello looks at inside the Containment Unit is visually based on the device Egon and Ray were working on at the start of the Introduction.
- On Page 7 of Ghostbusters Annual 2017, In panel 4, the ghosts chasing Dan are visually based on the stock ghosts from The Real Ghostbusters Pilot and Intro 1:
- Big with Mean Teeth Ghost
- Big Mouth Ghost
- Eye Visor Ghost
- Caterpillar Ghost
- Horizontal Grin Ghost
- Little Hopper Ghost
- Pointy Ears Ghost
- Big Mohawk Ghost
- Big Spike Ghost
- The lower half of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
- On page 21 of Ghostbusters Crossing Over Issue #2, Winston's file photo is from the first Intro sequence when the alarm sounds.
- On page 7 of Ghostbusters Crossing Over Issue #5, in panel 2, the shot of the the thrower being activated is a nod to the first Intro and some early episodes of The Real Ghostbusters.
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- LextheRobot (aka Alex Newborn)- "More Ghostbusters-on-VHS clips, part 4" video (Link to the "Mini Intro" vid.)
- LextheRobot (aka Alex Newborn)- Youtube Channel (Images related to the "Mini Intro" that are used on this article originated at the LextheRobot YouTube channel at the link shown.)
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- ↑ Eatock, James (2008). "The Original Real Ghostbusters" Cereal Geek #4 (2nd Quarter 2008), page 44. Busta Toons Productions, United Kingdom. Line reads: "Eddie storyboarded the Ghost walking down the street as a direct homage to John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever, while Kevin illustrated the heroes in many action-packed scrapes."
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All images for Mini Intro were from LextheRobot (aka Alex Newborn).
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Icon Ghost Walking
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Non-Canon Cameo in Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #20
Non-Canon Cameo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters Issue #2
Non-Canon Cameo in Ghostbusters Annual 2017
Non-Canon nod in Ghostbusters Crossing Over Issue #5